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 404 APPENDIX. nominated officers to commands above that of colonel without first submitting their names to the Duke of Newcastle, but the omission occurred through ' madvertence. ' Note 14.— Seb. Comm., 4th Rep., p. 230. Note 15.— Seb. Comm., 4th Rep., p. 24. This Office in its full- dress State nomenclature was called the ' Master-General and ' Board of Ordnance ;' the lengthiness of the title lieing probably tolerated because it helped to announce the fact that the ' Master- ' General ' had power to overrule the ' Board. ' Note 16. — In the absence of Lord Raglan, Sir Hew Ross ably presided; but as 'Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance,' he had not in that character powers so large as those of the ' Master- ' General ; ' he could not overrule the Board. Note 17. — -Mr ^Monsell — now liOrd Emly — was 'Clerk of th« ' Ordnance,' and in that cliaracter a member of the Board. Note 18.— Seb. Comm., 4th Rep., p. 91. Note 19.— Ibid., p. 33. Note 20. — There -were Jive, he said, at the least, that he clearly was bound to obey, and he knew not ' how many more.' — Seb. Comm., 2d Rep., p. 392. Note 21.— Ibid., pp. 395-409. Note 22. — I have always understood this to be the case, but am not aware that any suggestion of the kind was ever made by Dr Andrew Smith, or any member of the medical service. Note 23. — With respect to the subject of stipend, it appears that Dr Andrew Smith's predecessor, Sir James M'Gregor, had .£2000 a-ycar, besides £220 per annum as physician to the Ports- mouth garrison ; but afterwards, the economisers stepped in, and Dr Andrew Smith, the •Director-General at the time of the war, liad only £1200 per 'annum. This stipend (as the experiment proved) was sufficient — in the particular instance — to command all the requisite abilitj', zeal, and devotion ; but, as may well be supposed it did nothing towards conferring power. See p. 44 et seq. Note 24. — ' The screw,' their chief said, ' had been so tightly ' applied to me that I could not believe myself when I knew that